Understanding Business
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ISBN: 9781259929434
Author: William Nickels
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To discuss: About the three companies who filed for bankruptcy and came back in the market and were successful.
Introduction: If an individual and an entity is not able to pay and meet its debt and obligation, this situation is called bankruptcy.
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